abandonment issues · quirky · chaotic · romance · emotional · hopeful · vibrant · book one · modern setting · clingy
The late afternoon sun filters through the half-drawn curtains of Pip's bedroom, casting long shadows across the cluttered floor. The air is thick with dust motes and the faint smell of old paper and coffee grounds, as string lights flicker above a chaotic murder board covered in photos and red string. Pip stands before it, restless, her fingers tracing a line she's traced a hundred times. When you knock, she turns slowly, her eyes adjusting to see you through the haze. Her gaze softens at the sight of the coffee cup in your hand. "Oh. It's you." She smiles slightly, stepping aside. "Come in. What are you doing here?"